EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND …



NATIONAL EMERGENCY TRAINING CENTER

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

CLASS SCHEDULE

COURSE CODE: E392

FEMA 10th ANNUAL ALL-HAZARDS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE

June 4–7, 2007

THEME—BACK TO BASICS

June 4, 2007 (Monday) – Pre-Conference Workshops (Open only to Conference participants)

(1) GIS in Emergency Management (Half-Day Workshop—to be Repeated in Afternoon)

8:00 – 12:00, Computer Lab, M-100A 1:00–5:00, Computer Lab, M-100A

(1st 34 registered) (1st 34 registered)

GIS in Emergency Management and Homeland Security - Introduction

GIS in Emergency Management and Homeland Security – Query Tools

Google Earth Exercise

Presenters: Jamie D. Mitchem, Ph.D.

Project Leader

3 Rivers HAZUS User Group (3RiversHUG)

Co-advisor for B.A. in Geography, GIS and Emergency Management Concentration

Department of Earth Sciences

California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

mitchem@cup.edu

Thomas R. Mueller, Ph.D.

Director of California University Crime Mapping Center

Department of Earth Sciences

California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

mueller@cup.edu

Description: Many practicing emergency managers have recognized the potential of spatial

technologies as tools that can support hazard mitigation, response, and recovery activities, and they have begun to integrate these technologies into their workflow. Higher education institutions are well positioned to respond to this need through the integration of spatial technology education into programs that provide instruction in the principles and tools associated with emergency management as well as in their research and community outreach activities. This workshop will explore a variety of desktop and Web-based spatial data exploration tools as well as data sources. Examples will range from simple viewing tools through sophisticated applications such as 3-D modeling, temporal analysis, and others. This workshop is introductory in nature, and no previous experience with GIS or other spatial technologies is required in order to attend this workshop.

June 4, 2007 (Monday) – Pre-Conference Workshops (Continued)

(2) Full-Day Introduction to ArcGIS

8:30 – 5:00, M-201 (1st 30 registered)

Presenter: Shane Hubbard

Professional Education and Outreach

The Polis Center

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

shahubba@iupui.edu

Description: This hands-on workshop is designed to empower higher education faculty and staff with an introduction to the powerful tools that ArcGIS provides for addressing issues associated with disaster mitigation, response, recovery, and risk management. The majority of the workshop will focus on the fundamental tools that ArcGIS provides for creating maps and answering questions related to existing spatial data. Recommended Participants: Persons with no GIS experience, persons that have GIS experience in non-ESRI GIS tools, and persons that have GIS experience in ESRI GIS tools other than ArcGIS.

(3) National Incident Management System (NIMS)

1:00 – 5:00, K-302 (1st 60 registered)

Presenters: Albert H. Fluman

Acting Director

NIMS Integration Center

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

Washington, DC

Kevin Molloy

Training Specialist

NIMS Integration Center

Emergency Management Institute

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

Emmitsburg, MD

Reporter: David Kloiber

Emergency Management Student

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Kloiber@adelphi.edu

June 5, 2007 – Tuesday, Day One of Conference (E392), Morning Plenary Session, E Auditorium

7:00 – 8:30 – Conference Registration

8:30 – 8:45 – Conference Introduction and Welcome

Cortez Lawrence, Ph.D.

Superintendent

Emergency Management Institute

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

Emmitsburg, MD

8:45 – 9:30 – FEMA Emergency Management Higher Education Project Update

B. Wayne Blanchard, Ph.D., CEM

Emergency Management Higher Education Project Manager

Emergency Management Institute

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of Homeland Security

Emmitsburg, MD

wayne.blanchard@

9:30 – 10:30 – Emergency Management Core Principles and Doctrine Project

Michael D. Selves, CEM, CPM, mselves@

Director, Johnson County Department of Emergency Management and

Homeland Security

Olathe, KS

President, International Association of Emergency Managers

10:30 – 11:00 – Break

11:00 – 12:00 – Are We Trapped in the War on Terror?

Ian S. Lustick, Ph.D., Professor, ilustick@sas.upenn.edu

Political Science Department

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch

NOTE: Share Fair, Publications or Display Area. This year, display tables will NOT be set up in the back of the E Building Auditorium. Instead, rooms K-314 and K-315 will be designated as display areas/publications tables for anyone wishing to set up a display table during the Conference. These rooms will be open during Conference hours Tuesday through Thursday, June 5–7. It will not be necessary to have someone stand at one’s display table.

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Tuesday, June 5th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) FEMA Legislative History, Disasters and the Law, and Post-Katrina Law/Legislation

Moderator: Christine G. Springer, Ph.D.

Director

Executive Master of Science in Crisis and Emergency Management (ECEM)

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Department of Public Administration

Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

Las Vegas, NV

Presenter: Keith Bea (Pending)

Specialist

American National Government

Government & Finance Division

Congressional Research Service

Library of Congress

Washington, DC

Topic: Are We Done Yet?  Congressional Action (and Inaction) on the Development of Federal Emergency Management Policy

Presenter: Martha Braddock, Policy Advisor

International Association of Emergency Managers

Falls Church, VA

Topic: The Real FEMA History – What’s Not in the Books

Presenter: Lloyd Burton, Ph.D.

Program Director

Graduate School of Public Affairs

University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Denver, CO

Topic: A Constitutional Framework for All-Hazards Management: Mapping & Mitigating Organizational Culture Clash

Description: Among the serious problems besetting public administrators at every level of government in their efforts at response to the natural disaster that was Hurricane Katrina was that of organizational culture clash: between Federal, State, and local authorities; between civilian and military agencies; and within FEMA itself. This paper proposes a unifying conceptual structure within which all these organizational relationships can be mapped—a cross-impact matrix created by integrating phases in the all-hazards management cycle with the constitutional sources of authority for these governmental institutions. This “legal GIS” system can be used to map incidents of culture clash in past disaster management incidents. Based on the generation of such a case study database, it can then be used as a means for both predicting the possibility of

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Tuesday, June 5th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(1) FEMA Legislative History, Disasters and the Law, and Post-Katrina Law/Legislation (Continued)

future such incidents of interagency conflict, and taking proactive measures to convert these potential flash points into opportunities for higher levels of effective intergovernmental and interagency cooperation in disaster management.

Presenter: Maeve Dion, J.D.

Legal Research Associate

Critical Infrastructure Protection Program

George Mason University School of Law (Research Faculty)

Arlington, VA

Topic: A Brief Survey of Other Disaster Law Issues

Description: This presentation will cover a range of legal issues relating to emergency management:

• Key findings of the ABA Standing Committee on Law & National Security’s Hurricane Katrina Task Force Subcommittee Report (including posse comitatus concerns, federalism challenges, State and local issues, and private sector integration);

• Changes to the “Insurrection Act” and control of the National Guard in the FY 2007 Defense Authorization bills and conferenced legislation (and proposed legislation to reverse the changes); and

• An initiative to change State “Good Samaritan” laws to limit liability of private sector organizations that assist in preparing for, and responding to, public health emergencies.

Reporter: Elizabeth Hensel, HEN4023@cup.edu

GIS and Emergency Management Concentration Student

California University of Pennsylvania

California, PA

(2) The War on Terror: Objective Approaches to Risk Assessment & Catastrophe Management

This breakout session is meant to be an opportunity to discuss and expand on issues raised in Dr. Lustick’s plenary presentation “Are We Trapped in the War on Terror?”

Presenter: Ian S. Lustick, Ph.D., Professor

Political Science Department

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Reporter: Robert J. Lynn, rlynn40@neo.

Emergency Management Student

University of Akron

Akron, OH

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Tuesday, June 5th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) Building Community College Emergency Management Educational Programs: An

Exploration of Best Practices

Description: This session will explore how to develop emergency management programs at community colleges and what are examples of best practices. The panel will present information about how to start courses and degrees and will discuss how to improve campus preparedness and security through risk assessment, involvement of students, and other community stakeholders in programs such as CERT and Campus CERT. Participants are invited to share examples of successful programs and best practices during the time allotted.

Moderator: Craig E. Zachlod, Ed.D., CEM

Emergency Management Coordinator

California Community Colleges

Ukiah, CA

czachlod@mcoe.us

Panelists: Valerie Lucas

Emergency Manager

University of California-Davis

Davis CA

Kay C. Goss, CEM

Director

Emergency Management and Homeland Security

SRA International

Arlington, VA

Linda Morin

EHS/Emergency Management Coordinator

Coast Community College District

Orange County, CA

Reporter: Jodi DiGennaro

Emergency Management Student

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

digennar@adelphi.edu

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Tuesday, June 5th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) Online Teaching Using Web-Based Hazard and Disaster Research Tools

Description: This breakout session will demonstrate how to teach science applications available on the Internet:

• Integrating the Interactive Weather Information Network with the U.S. Geological Survey, WaterWatch (real-time river flow monitoring)

• Natural Resources Conservation Service, SNOTEL sites and data

• National Geophysical Data Center and National Climate Data Center, wet and dry cycles, using Palmer Drought Severity Index and development of Color-Coded PDSI Intensity Charts

• National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Advisory Archives, developing Delta Tables for quick reference and synthesis

• United Nations, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Chronological Disaster Relief Report and Fatality Curves

• Federal Emergency Management Agency, Site Index, and various applications

Moderator: Fred May, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Emergency Management

Institute for Emergency Preparedness

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Contributors: Fred May, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Emergency Management

Institute for Emergency Preparedness

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Jennifer Davey, MHA, MSEM

Emergency Management Specialist

Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center

Seattle, WA

Reporter: Stacy L. Peerbolte

Emergency Management Graduate Student

Walden University

stacy_peerbolte@cap-police.

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Tuesday, June 5th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) The Paradigm Shift in Planning for Special Needs Populations

Description: Emergency managers often grapple with how to effectively plan for an array of populations commonly labeled as having “special needs.”  Mere labeling (i.e., individuals with disabilities, the elderly, those with limited English proficiency, etc.) does not convey usable information regarding the precise types of assistance and resources needed throughout the community.  Individuals with special needs may require additional assistance to meet their functional needs in maintaining independence, communication, transportation, supervision, and/or medical care. Assessing functional needs and planning accordingly achieves efficiency in resource allocation and inclusion of underserved members of the community.  This session will introduce the shift to a functional planning approach and encourage discussion among participants.

Moderator: George A. Heake, Jr.

Director of Special Operations

Center for Preparedness Research, Education and Practice

Department of Public Health, and

Emergency Management Coordinator

Institute on Disabilities

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

gheake@temple.edu

Presenters: Debra Fulmer

Emergency Management Planning Specialist

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Department of Homeland Security

Washington, DC

debra.fulmer@associates.

Brian Parsons

Senior Policy Advisor

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Department of Homeland Security

Washington, DC

Reporter: Brandi M. Lea

Emergency Management Student

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

brandimarielea@

2:50 – 3:10 – Break

3:10 – 5:00 – 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 5th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) Emergency Management Core Principles and Doctrine Project

This breakout session expands upon and takes off from the plenary presentation by IAEM President Michael Selves. Discussion will focus upon coming to agreement on the core Principles of Emergency Management and a project to determine Emergency Management Doctrine content.

Moderator: Lucien G. Canton, CEM

Director (Retired)

San Francisco Office of Emergency Management

San Francisco, CA

Panelists: Carol L. Cwiak, Professor, carol.cwiak@ndsu.edu

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Kay C. Goss, CEM, Director

Emergency Management and Homeland Security

SRA International

Arlington, VA

David A. McEntire, Ph.D., Associate Professor, mcentire@unt.edu

Emergency Administration and Planning Program

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

Lee Newsome, CEM, FPEM, lee.newsome@

NFPA 1600 Committee Representative

President

Emergency Response Educators and Consultants, Inc. (EREC, Inc.)

Ocala, FL

Michael D. Selves, CEM, CPM, mselves@

Director, Johnson County Department of Emergency Management and

Homeland Security

Olathe, KS

President, International Association of Emergency Managers

William L. Waugh, Jr., Ph.D., Professor

Public Administration & Urban Studies

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Reporter: Michael J. Sturzenbecker, mike.sturzenbecker@okstate.edu

Emergency Management Graduate Student

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

3:10 – 5:00 – 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 5th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(2) E-learning in Emergency Management—Design, Development, and Presentation of Online

Emergency Management Courses at the Undergraduate and Graduate Levels

Moderator: Robert T. Berry, CEM

Associate Professor

Bachelor of Science Emergency Management Degree Program

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

Presenters: Tom Schneid, Ph.D., and Larry Collins, Ph.D.

Department of Loss Prevention and Safety

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY

William Hudson

Executive Consultant Homeland Security

American Association of Community Colleges

Washington, DC

Reporter: Justin Ferrell, ferrell1851@philau.edu

Emergency Management Student

Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA

(3) What Works? Growing Existing Emergency Management Collegiate Programs – AD Level

This breakout session will be conducted in two parts.  In Part I, Bill Nash from Barton Community College and Elaine Karr from Delaware County Community College will deliver presentations explaining the processes they used to make their respective emergency management programs successful.  In Part II, a Q&A session will be conducted with time allotted for audience participation in open discussion and brainstorming.

Moderator: J.D. Richardson

Assistant Professor of Fire Science

San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX

Panelists: William (Bill) Nash

Associate Dean, Environmental Technology and Military Programs

Barton County Community College, Junction City, KS

Elaine Karr

Director, Public Safety

Delaware County Community College, Broomall, PA

Reporter: Mary Kelly, mary798@

Emergency Management Student

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

3:10 – 5:00 – 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 5th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) Applications of Geospatial Technology for Emergency Management

Description: Geospatial technologies (GIS, GPS, and remote sensing) are becoming increasingly important for EM. This session will illustrate successful strategies implementing these technological tools during each EM phase. Topics include costs, benefits, data issues, and future trends in geospatial technology’s infusion in emergency management. The goal of this session is to illustrate the analytical power and efficiency of this technology, and to spark discussion about its application to decision-making and management of emergency situations. (Participants are encouraged, but NOT required, to attend the pre-conference GIS and EM Workshop.)

Moderators: Jamie Mitchem, Ph.D., and Thomas Mueller, Ph.D.

Department of Earth Sciences

California University of Pennsylvania

California, PA

Panelists: John Pine, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Geography and Anthropology

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

jpine@lsu.edu

Malcolm MacGregor, Ph.D.

Professor

Marine Safety & Environmental Protection Department

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

mmacgregor@maritime.edu

Reporter: Jerry R. Klink, Jr.

GIS and Emergency Management Concentration Student

California University of Pennsylvania

California, PA

KLI3749@cup.edu

3:10 – 5:00 – 2nd Round of Tuesday, June 5th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) Risk Perception and Communication

Moderator: Richard Rotanz

Professor

Special Assistant to the President and Provost

Emergency Management Program

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Understanding Risk Perception’s Role in the Four Phases of Emergency Management

As an emergency manager (EM), it is paramount to understand the public’s perception of risk. Many factors influence risk perception, and if the EM fails to recognize the key role perception plays, he/she cannot adequately plan for, mitigate against, respond to, or provide recovery from an emergency.

Presenter: Jeanine Neipert, Graduate Student

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Jeanine.neipert@ndsu.edu

How to Create a Disaster by Saying Things the Wrong Way (Risk Communication Techniques)

Angry audience? Distrusted source? Unfamiliar risk? Improper risk communication will make your situation worse. Learn the right ways to listen to your audience and address their specific needs. Workshop attendees will develop message maps, public information sheets, and other tools for effective risk communication.

Presenter: Theodore J. Hogan, Ph.D., CIH, Instructor

Coordinator of Master of Public Health Disaster Management Program

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

Reporter: Leslie Little, Graduate Student

Institute for Emergency Preparedness

Jacksonville State University, and

At-Risk Safety Trainer

HELPU Fire and Life Safety

Williamsburg, VA

jsu6883k@jsu.edu

5:30 – 7:00 – Log Cabin Cookout

With: FEMA Deputy Administrator Harvey E. Johnson

FEMA Deputy Associate Administrator Robert F. Shea, Jr.

June 6, 2006 – Wednesday, Day Two, Morning Plenary Session, E Auditorium

8:30 – 9:20 – New Emergency Management and Related Books

Moderator: Gerard J. Hoetmer

Executive Director

Public Entity Risk Institute

Fairfax, VA

Co-Editor (with Thomas E. Drabek) of: Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Government. Washington, DC: International City Managers Association, 1991.

Panel: Lucien G. Canton, CEM

Director (Retired)

San Francisco Office of Emergency Management

San Francisco, CA

Author of: Emergency Management: Concepts and Strategies for Effective Programs

(Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Inter-Science, 2007)

Russell Dynes, Ph.D.

Research Professor and Founding Director

Disaster Research Center

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

Co-Editor (with Havidan Rodriguez and Enrico L. Quarantelli) of: Handbook of Disaster Research. New York: Springer, 2006.

Claire B. Rubin

Claire B. Rubin & Associates

Washington, DC

Editor of: Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900–2005 (Forthcoming)

9:20 – 10:10 – Why We Under Prepare for Hazards

Robert Meyer, Ph.D.

Gayfryd Steinberg Professor of Marketing

Chair, Department of Marketing

Co-Director, Wharton Risk and Decision Processes Center

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

June 6, 2006, Wednesday, Day Two, Morning Plenary Session, E Auditorium (Continued)

10:10 – 10:30 – Break

10:30 – 11:00 – International Emergency Management Student Association (& IAEM Region XII)

Report On: Present Status and Future Trends IEMSA Survey

Brad Wilson

Vice-President

International Association of Emergency Managers Region XII (Student Region)

Emergency Administration and Planning Senior

University of North Texas

Carrollton, TX

Report On: Emergency Management Students, Professionalism, and Emergency Management Student Chapters

Michael Kemp, M.S.

Immediate Past President

International Association of Emergency Managers Region XII (Student Region)

Instructor/Ph.D. Student

Emergency Management Program

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

11:00 – 12:00 – Rebuilding a Resilient Nation

Stephen Flynn, Ph.D.

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies

Council on Foreign Relations

New York, NY

Author of:

• America the Vulnerable: How Our Government Is Failing to Protect Us from Terrorism. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2004.

• The Edge of Disaster: Rebuilding a Resilient Nation. New York: Random House, 2007.

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) Emergency Management and Related Books & Materials Breakout Session

Moderator: Rocky Lopes, Ph.D., Project Manager for Homeland Security Community Services

County Services Department, National Association of Counties (NACo), Washington, DC

Panel: Compendium of Emergency Management Articles Project

Scot Phelps, J.D., CEM, Associate Professor of Emergency & Disaster Management

School of Public Affairs & Administration, Metropolitan College of New York, NY

Disaster Response and Recovery (Wiley, 2007)

David A. McEntire, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Emergency Administration and Planning, Department of Public Administration, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Emergency Management: Concepts and Strategies for Effective Programs (Wiley 2007)

Lucien G. Canton, CEM, Director (Retired), San Francisco Office of Emergency Management, San Francisco, CA

Emergency Management Professionals – Body of Knowledge Survey 2007

Carol L. Cwiak, Professor, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

Emergency Management: The American Experience, 1900–2005 (Forthcoming)

Claire B. Rubin (Editor), Claire B. Rubin & Associates, Arlington, VA

Facing Hazards and Disasters (National Academies Press, 2006)

Juan Ortiz, Member, Committee on Disaster Research, and

Director, Fort Worth/Tarrant County Office of Emergency Management

Fort Worth, TX

Handbook of Disaster Research (Springer 2006)

Russell Dynes, Ph.D., Research Professor and Founding Director

Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Principles and Practice of Emergency Management (ICMA, 2007 forthcoming)

William Waugh, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Reporter: Pedro Carrero, Emergency Management Student, buktown@nyc.

Metropolitan College of New York, New York, NY

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(2) Disaster/Emergency Management & Business Continuity Program (NFPA 1600) 2007 Ed.

Presenter: Lee Newsome, CEM, FPEM

NFPA 1600 Committee Representative, and

President

EREC (Emergency Response Educators and Consultants) Inc.

Ocala, FL

Reporter: Ryan Brown, ryan.t.brown@asu.edu

Emergency Management Student

Arizona State University East

Tempe, AZ

The ever-present threat of natural, human-made, and technological incidents presents serious challenges for today’s emergency management and business continuity professionals. Unforeseen events can affect organizations directly or even indirectly if suppliers or partners experience a significant interruption of services and business.

This session will discuss the new edition of the NFPA 1600 as it expands the conceptual framework for disaster/emergency management and business continuity programs. This presentation will strengthen the users’ knowledge of the key elements to bring the standard into alignment with the new generation of related disciplines and practices of emergency management, risk management, security, and loss prevention.

(3) Disaster Recovery – Post Katrina Look

Presenters: Gavin Smith, Ph.D.

Principal Professional

Risk and Emergency Management Division

PBS&J

Raleigh, NC

Topic: A Review of the United States Disaster Assistance Framework: Planning for Recovery

Jae Park, Ph.D.

Project Manager

Risk and Emergency Management Division

PBS&J

Raleigh, NC

Topic: Post-Katrina Disaster Recovery Planning in Mississippi

Reporter: Kaycee Cooper, klc0228@unt.edu

Emergency Management Student

University of North Texas, Denton, TX

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) Disaster Modeling – Systems Approach to Four Phases Emergency Management Instruction

Disaster education and planning literature often refers to cascading disasters and emergencies. The concept of cascading disasters lends itself well to a modeling methodology that can readily be used in the emergency management classroom, computer lab, or at home on personal computers. This methodology teaches students that disasters can be modeled as cascading sequences of threats. Threat sequences can be studied by students from the perspectives of the four phases of comprehensive emergency management. In the classroom, students obtain a modeling software that displays cascading disasters as tree structures. By assignment, students prepare cascading disaster models and then proceed to analyze high-priority sequences of events (pathways) found within the model. The analysis process teaches students to think in terms of strategies for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for sequences of threats, rather than for single solutions for single threats (point threats). This introduces students to the knowledge that disasters are systems of threats rather than single, or individual, point threats, and that threats that occur as parts of disasters are not random events. Students gain a newfound capability to think of disasters as systems of threats and to capture these systems within computer storage to be studied as the student chooses. Students gain a greater proactive capability in anticipating what may happen in a disaster. The student experience is substantially enhanced because students learn to research disasters and then to systematically construct and analyze them through classroom assignments dealing with the four phases. This breakout session will explain the classroom teaching process for disaster system modeling and demonstrate several examples of student models and analyses, as explained by the students.

Moderator: Fred May, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Emergency Management, Institute for Emergency Preparedness

Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL

Contributors: Fred May, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Emergency Management

Institute for Emergency Preparedness

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Mallory Pusch, Graduate Student

Institute for Emergency Preparedness, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL

Mario D’Angelo, Graduate Student, Institute for Emergency Preparedness

Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, and

Emergency Management Program Officer, Ottawa Paramedic Service

Special Operations Section, City of Ottawa, Canada

Leslie Little, Graduate Student, Institute for Emergency Preparedness

Jacksonville State University, and HELPU Fire and Life Safety, Williamsburg, VA

Peter Webb, Captain, Graduate Student, Institute for Emergency Preparedness

Jacksonville State University, and Dothan Fire Department, Dothan, AL

Robert McDaniels, Captain, Graduate Student, Institute for Emergency Preparedness Jacksonville State University, and Exercise Operations Officer, Pentagon,

National Guard Bureau, Future Operations, Arlington, VA

Reporter: Jane E. Rovins, Disaster Management Graduate Student

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, jane.rovins@

1:00 – 2:50 – 1st Round of Wednesday, June 6th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) Terrorism, Emergency Management, and Homeland Security—Is There Still a Debate?

Description: This session will discuss the past, current, and potential futures of the relationships between the emergency management community and the evolving world we call “homeland security.” Where do these two activities converge? Where are they mutually exclusive efforts? Is one activity a subset of the other? Is addressing terrorism in an “all-hazards” context appropriate and effective? Is the continuing debate mostly along political, functional, fiscal, or leadership lines of ownership and responsibility? Do we have to make a choice of one direction of effort at the expense of another? How is the evolution of “preparedness” strategies and policies affecting the relationship? This discussion is intended to present and solicit thoughts and concepts concerning the emergency management and homeland security dynamic. 

Moderator: Bob Jaffin

Program Manager

American Public University

Presenter: Glen Woodbury

Associate Director

Executive Education Programs

Center for Homeland Defense and Security

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Reporter: Craig Keith

2:50 – 3:10 – Break

3:10-5:00 – 2nd Round of Wednesday, June 6th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) Growing Existing Emergency Management Collegiate Programs: Upper Division and

Graduate Levels—What Works?

Moderator: Daniel J. Klenow, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Reporter: Jennifer Davey, jennifer.davey@

Emergency Management Student

Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL

(2) Getting New Collegiate Emergency Management Programs Started:

Upper Division and Graduate Levels

Moderator: Michael J. O’Connor, Jr.

Associate Professor of Emergency and Disaster Management

The State University of New York

Canton College of Technology

Canton, NY

Joan D. Barrax, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Graduate and Professional Studies

Shaw University

Raleigh, NC

Lloyd Burton, Ph.D.

Professor

Director, Program Concentration in Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Advisor, MPA-JD Dual Degree Program

Graduate School of Public Affairs

University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Denver, CO

Bill Newmann

Associate Professor

Coordinator, Political Science Program

Undergraduate Coordinator, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program

L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

Reporter: Jack R. Breese, Jrb42@ukron.edu

Emergency Management Student

University of Akron, Akron, OH

3:10-5:00 – 2nd Round of Wednesday, June 6th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) Community Engagement and Releasing Emergency Plans to the Public: Sunshine Week 2007

Moderator: John Lindsay, ades@BrandonU.CA

Assistant Professor and Chair

Department of Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies Program

Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Sunshine Week Panel:

More than a third of public officials refused to provide access to their local Comprehensive Emergency Response Plan when asked as part of a nationwide information audit. Some officials reacted to requests with confusion, outright denials, and by calling police. Many weren’t sure who had the authority to release the reports, or even where the documents were located. This group will discuss the purpose of the audit, what it has achieved, and the importance of this information to community safety.

Panelists: Debra Gersh Hernandez

Coordinator, Sunshine Week, Arlington, VA

Pete Weitzel

Coordinator, Coalition of Journalists for Open Government, Arlington, VA

Joseph A. Davis

Director, Watchdog Project

Society of Environmental Journalists, Bethesda, MD

Valerie Lucus, CEM, CBCP

Emergency Manager, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA

Gordon W. Deno, CEM

Emergency Management Director, Wilson County, NC

Community Engagement in Public Health and Emergency Management Planning

Disasters and epidemics are immense and shocking disturbances that require the judgments and efforts of large numbers of people, not simply those who serve in an official capacity. This presentation reviews the Working Group on Community Engagement in Health Emergency Planning’s recommendations to government decision-makers on why and how to catalyze the civic infrastructure for an extreme health event.

Presenter: Monica Schoch-Spana, Ph.D.

Senior Associate, Center for Biosecurity

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Reporter: Jane Rovins (Matthew D. Miller), variable923@

Emergency Management Student, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

3:10-5:00 – 2nd Round of Wednesday, June 6th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) FEMA Catastrophic Disaster Response Operations and Recovery Project

Description: In FY 2006, FEMA embarked on two significant Catastrophic Disaster Response and Recovery Planning Initiatives based upon: a 7.7 Richter scale earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) and a Category 5 hurricane impacting South Florida in the Miami Metropolitan area.

The NMSZ is a fault system in the central United States that is located roughly between St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee. Approximately 44 million people reside in the 8 States and 4 FEMA Regions which comprise the NMSZ. Twelve million people reside in the high risk area, and the impact on the national infrastructure will compound response and recovery—getting supplies and relief to survivors will be exceptionally challenging.

The threat of a Category 5 hurricane making landfall on South Florida, coupled with concern over the integrity of the Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) around Lake Okeechobee, could put most of South Florida under 1 to 4 feet of water or more for up to 22 days, leaving up to 1 million people homeless, 4  million people without electricity, and possibly crippling the State’s transportation infrastructure.

This workshop begins with a formal presentation on the FEMA planning efforts for both initiatives, the concept of the Scenario Driven Catastrophic Response and Recovery Plan Development Process, and the planning partnership at the Federal, State, local, Tribal Nation, Private Sector, and Critical Infrastructure levels. The guest panel members from the FEMA Disaster Operations Directorate (Response), Disaster Assistance Directorate (Recovery), and support contractors will address questions from the audience.

Moderator: Gregory Shaw, Ph.D., Senior Scientist

Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management

The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Panel: Michel S. Pawlowski, Incident Response Section Chief

Disaster Operations Directorate, FEMA Headquarters, Washington, DC

Paul Schwartz, Chief, Interagency Planning Team

Disaster Operations Directorate, FEMA Headquarters, Washington, DC

Bill McGann, Response Planning Specialist, Incident Response Section

Disaster Operations Directorate, FEMA Headquarters, Washington, DC

Ray Pena, Florida Catastrophic Planning

Innovative Emergency Management, Inc., FEMA Headquarters, Washington, DC

Rex Coble, New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Planning

Innovative Emergency Management, Inc., FEMA Headquarters, Washington, DC

Reporter: Henrike Brecht, Henrike@hurricane.lsu.edu

Disaster Management Student, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

June 7, 2006 – Thursday, Day Three, Morning Plenary Session, E Auditorium

8:30 – 9:00 – Survey of Collegiate Emergency Management Programs

Carol Cwiak

Doctoral Student, Instructor

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

9:00 – 10:00 – Six Rather Unusual Propositions about Terrorism

John Mueller, Ph.D.

Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies

Mershon Center

Professor

Department of Political Science

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

10:30 – 10:50 – Break

10:50 – 12:00 – Just How Are Things Going Presentations:

Presenter: David Neal, Ph.D.

Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events

Professor

Fire and Emergency Management Programs

Department of Political Science

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Topic: Where We Have Been, Where We Are, Where We Are Going in Collegiate

Emergency Management Programs

Presenter: Patrick S. Roberts, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Center for Public Administration and Policy

School of Public and International Affairs

Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA

Topic: How Are States and Localities Thinking about Risk and Vulnerability Across

Hazards

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch

1:00 – 2:30 – 1st Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) On the National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Several differing perspectives on the National Incident Management System will be presented and discussed.

Moderator: Jason Levy, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Hazard Mitigation & Emergency Planning

Huxley College of the Environment

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Panelist: Joseph E. Trainor

Projects Coordinator, Disaster Research Center

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

Topic: A Critical Evaluation of the Incident Command System and NIMS (by Dick A. Buck,

Joseph E. Trainor, Benigno E. Aguirre, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Vol. 3, Issue 3, Article 1, 2006.)

Panelist: David M. Neal, Ph.D.

Director, Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events

Professor, Fire and Emergency Management Program

Department of Political Science

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Topic: Structural Barriers to Implementing the National Incident Management System

During the Response to Hurricane Katrina, by David M. Neal and Gary R. Webb, pp. 263–282 in Learning from Catastrophe: Quick Response Research in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina. Boulder, CO: Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Boulder, Special Pub. #40, 2006.

Panelist: Albert H. Fluman

Acting Director, NIMS Integration Center

Federal Emergency Management Agency/DHS, Washington DC

Topic: The National Incident Management System

Reporter: Jessica Anne Leifeld, jessica.leifeld@ndsu.edu

Emergency Management Graduate Student, Emergency Management Program

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management

North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

1:00 – 2:30 – 1st Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(2) Current Research on Disaster: Political Science

Moderator: Bill Newmann, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Coordinator, Political Science Program

Undergraduate Coordinator, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program

L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA 

Presenter: Saundra K. Schneider, Ph.D.

Professor

Associate Chair

Director of Graduate Studies

Department of Political Science

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Topic: Flirting with Disaster: Public Management in Crisis Situations (2nd Edition)

Description: Dr. Schneider will provide an overview of her forthcoming book Flirting with Disaster (2nd Edition), drawing parallels between the Hurricane Katrina response and earlier governmental responses to Hurricanes Hugo and Andrew.

Presenter: Richard Sylves, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Political Science & International Relations

University of Delaware

Newark, DE



Topic: Presidential Disaster Declarations

Description: Dr. Sylves will discuss the development and availability of a Website containing the country’s largest repository of information on Presidential disaster declarations (and some non-declarations).

Reporter: Holly Bryant

Emergency Management Student

Emergency Administration and Management Program

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

hbryant@atu.edu

1:00 – 2:30 – 1st Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) Two Reports: On EDEN and on Disaster Relief – Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

Moderator: Barbara Klingensmith, Ph.D., barbara.klingensmith@

Division of State Fire Marshal, Bureau of Fire Standards and Training

University of Florida Fire and Emergency Services Program - bcn.ufl.edu/fes

Florida State Fire College, Ocala, FL

Presenter: T. David Filson

Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordination and Partnership Expansion Leader

Penn State Cooperative Extension

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Topic: The Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)

Description: This presentation will explain and illustrate the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN), a collaborative multi-State effort by Extension Services from every State to improve the delivery of services to citizens affected by disasters. The network serves primarily Extension agents and educators by providing them access to resources on disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery that will enhance their short and long-term programming efforts.  The mission of EDEN is to share education resources to reduce the impact of natural and man-made disasters through:

• Interdisciplinary and multi-State research and education programs addressing disaster mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery;

• Linkages with Federal, State, and local agencies and organizations;

• Anticipation of future disaster education needs and actions;

• Timely and prompt communications and delivery of information that meets audience needs;

• Credible and reliable information

EDEN is about developed partnerships with DHS, FEMA, VOAD, State departments of health, State departments of agriculture, and others. As a national network, EDEN is made up of educators, specialists, experts, liaisons, collaborators, and consultants. EDEN provides online, train-the-trainer curriculums that are designed to teach Extension educators/agents on pertinent topics, as well as equip them with tools needed to teach targeted audiences.

Presenter: Thomas H. Stanton, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University, Institute of Government, Washington, DC

Topic: Delivery of Benefits in an Emergency: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

Description: The building blocks are in place for coordinated delivery of emergency benefits. This report summarizes promising practices and argues that it is time to create a coordinated and interoperable delivery system.

Reporter: Jamyr (Angie) A. Henao, Emergency Management Student, jhenao70@

Masters of Public Administration in Emergency and Disaster Management

Metropolitan College of New York, New York, NY

1:00 – 2:30 – 1st Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) Educating Emergency Managers: Accreditation of Collegiate Emergency Management Programs

As the number of legitimate collegiate programs offering degrees or certificates in emergency management proliferate, so do the concerns that these programs are producing graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to enter this growing field.  This panel will discuss the initiative to develop a Foundation to accredit these programs and reinstate the Epsilon Pi Phi Honor Society for emergency management students.

Moderator: William L. Waugh, Jr., Ph.D., wwaugh@gsu.edu

Professor

Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Panel: Kay C. Goss, CEM

Director

Emergency Management and Homeland Security

SRA International, Arlington, VA

Valerie Lucus, CEM, CBCP

Emergency Manager

University of California, Davis

Davis, CA

Dorothy L. Miller

Emergency Management Coordinator

Office of Emergency Management

University of Texas at Dallas

Dallas, TX

Daryl Lee Spiewak, CEM

Emergency Programs Manager

Brazos River Authority

Waco, TX

Micheal A. Kemp, M.S.

Instructor/Ph.D. Student

Emergency Management Program

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Reporter: Todd Coudriet, tac20@uakron.edu

Emergency Management Student

University of Akron, Akron, OH

1:00 – 2:30 – 1st Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) Picking up the Pieces:  Asking the Right Questions and Learning the Right Lessons—

Hurricane Katrina and the Pennsylvania Winter Storms

Moderator: David Etkin

Graduate Program Director, Disaster and Emergency Management

Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Applied Studies

Coordinator

York University

Toronto, Canada

Etkin@yorku.ca

Report 1: State and Local Emergency Managers Evaluate Katrina Response and Propose Strategies for the Revitalization of Federal Emergency Management

Presenter: R. Steven Daniels, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Public Policy and Administration

California State University-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

Description: This presentation summarizes a survey conducted with State and local emergency managers from April to July 2006, covering four basic themes: types of catastrophic disaster, quality of local and State emergency plans, effectiveness of Katrina response, and strategies for revitalizing emergency management in the wake of Katrina.  Focus is on the last two themes: effectiveness of response and strategies for improvement, supplementing the general responses with the rich, thoughtful, detailed responses provided by the majority of respondents.  These responses provide a range of strategies for improving all four stages of emergency management. The report will compare the proposed strategies to actual changes made in Federal emergency management since Katrina, especially in Title VI of P.L. 109-295 (H.R. 5441), the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006.

1:00 – 2:30 – 1st Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) Picking up the Pieces:  Asking the Right Questions and Learning the Right Lessons—

Hurricane Katrina and the Pennsylvania Winter Storms (Continued)

Report 2: Independent Report on the Mid-February 2007 Winter Storm Response for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Presenter: Jennifer Holt Thamer

James Lee Witt Associates

Washington, DC, and Denver, CO

Description: In the aftermath of Pennsylvania’s mid-February winter storms, Governor Rendell ordered an after-action report on the State’s response to the event.  The resulting report evaluated the performance of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, State Police, Department of Transportation, and the National Guard, and identified key areas in need of operational reform.  Not only in Pennsylvania, but in communities and businesses across the U.S., emergency managers will need to address these same lessons learned in their own roles.

Reporter: Meghan Butasek

Emergency Health Services Graduate Student

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

mbutasck@law.umaryland.edu

2:30 – 2:45 – Break

2:45 – 4:15 – 2nd Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions

(1) New Perspectives and Approaches in Emergency Management Higher Education

Moderator: Ed Leachman

Visiting Assistant Professor  

Emergency Administration and Management

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR 

eleachman@atu.edu

Presenter: David Neal, Ph.D.

Director, Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events

Professor, Fire and Emergency Management Programs

Department of Political Science

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

dave.neal@okstate.edu

Description: For the first Higher Education Conference in 1998, Dr. Neal was invited to provide an overview of disaster management programs. He noted that opportunities abounded for such programs (e.g., growing number of disasters, professionalization of the field, support by FEMA, opportunities in the public, private, and volunteer sector). He also cautioned that a number of structural barriers could impede progress. Examples include the issue of academic legitimacy, defining a curriculum, the generation of textbooks, finding and keeping qualified faculty, and the administrative location of the program. Although each barrier is important in its own right, it also became apparent that each factor could also influence these other factors. Other salient issues he only touched upon (e.g., accreditation) as sub-categories or totally failed to address (e.g., diversity, terrorism, graduate programs). In this paper, Dr. Neal first updates his observations on the above topics by drawing upon information from Websites, the academic literature, and his own observations. Next, he addresses the issues that he previously mentioned or ignored. He will attempt to forecast what issues will continue to dog us (administrative location, the homeland security versus disaster environment), other selected observations (the types of institutions that initiate degree programs), and what new issues may arise. Finally, Dr. Neal will make a few comments about the current and future role of the Higher Education Project.

Reporter: Kaycee Cooper

2:45 – 4:15 – 2nd Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(2) Revitalization/Revamping of Emergency Preparedness Technology Collegiate Programs in North Carolina

Description: This breakout session panel will discuss how North Carolina, through State government participation, is revitalizing Emergency Management training to all first responders by utilizing the community college system; is revamping the Emergency Preparedness Technology Collegiate programs; and how NC will tie everything together from Continuing Education through Master Degree Programs. Lessons learned will be shared, and a Q&A session will follow the presentations.

Panel: Glenn Wisbey

Training Coordinator

North Carolina Division of Emergency Management

Raleigh, NC

Scott Bullard

Director of Emergency Services

North Carolina Community College System

Raleigh, NC

bullards@nccommunitycolleges.edu

Randy Egsegian

Program Director

Fire Protection Technology & Emergency Preparedness Technology

Durham Technical Community College

Durham, NC

William B. (Bill) Gentry

Director

Community Preparedness and Disaster Management Certificate Program

Master of Science in Disaster Management Program

School of Public Health

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

wgentry@email.unc.edu

Reporter: Kimberly A. Kirschner

Emergency Management Student

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

kimberly.kirschner@ndsu.edu

2:45 – 4:15 – 2nd Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) Emergency Management Graduate Students Research Projects:

Moderator: Richard A. Bissell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director

Department of Emergency Health Services

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

Presenter 1: Henrike Brecht

Graduate Research Assistant

LSU Hurricane Center

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

Topic: Assessing Natural Hazard Risk in Urban Areas

Description: A key element in disaster reduction is to measure risk. Special attendance needs to be given to identify risk in urban areas due to the high disaster susceptibility in cities and the ongoing process of urbanization. This study reviews existing risk assessment approaches and develops a methodology for an urban risk index that allows the relative comparison of disaster risk of cities worldwide.

Presenter 2: Meghan Butasek, MPH, J.D. Candidate (PDF)

Meghan Butasek, MPH, J.D. Candidate (PPT)

Emergency Health Service Graduate Student

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

University of Maryland Law Student and

Center for Health and Homeland Security Law Fellow

Baltimore, MD

mbutasek@law.umaryland.edu

Topic: Information Sharing and Emergency Collaboration Manual for Children in Foster Care During Disaster Events

Description: Research Description: After Hurricane Katrina, as many as 2,000 of Louisiana’s 5,000 children in foster care were displaced and lost to the child welfare system. Without learning from these lessons, children in foster care will continue to be an exceptionally vulnerable population in future disasters. This research discusses what happened with children after Hurricane Katrina and explores ideas for how to strengthen information sharing and coordination between localities and States for the purpose of protecting the access of foster children to health care, education, and social services following a disaster event.

2:45 – 4:15 – 2nd Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) Emergency Management Graduate Students Research Projects (Continued):

Presenter 3: Jack Breese

Emergency Management Graduating Student

The University of Akron

Akron, OH

Topic: The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Failed Leadership: An Assessment

of Reorganization and Emergency Management Student Perceptions

Description: In an extension of research assessing reorganization of FEMA, this project experimentally examines the perceptions of undergraduate students at The University of Akron pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Emergency Management. Seventy-nine students voluntarily completed a survey measuring their degree of agreement or disagreement to statements related to FEMA. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Presenter 4: Micheal A. Kemp, M.S.

Instructor/Ph.D. Student

Emergency Management Program

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

Topic: The 1997 Red River Valley Flood: Vulnerability and Disaster—A 10-Year Review

Description: Understanding various ways human practices, either individually or collectively, are implicated in disasters has both practical and theoretical significance.  This dissertation focuses on social, economic, and political variables contributing to the 1997 Red River flood, 10 years after the event.

Presenter 5: Brandi Lea

Graduate Student

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

Topic: “Uncharted Waters”: The Waterborne Evacuation of Lower Manhattan on 9/11

Description: This presentation covers the waterborne evacuation of lower Manhattan and subsequent boatlift of supplies. The presentation considers how the evacuation was organized and highlights the features of harbor operations that facilitated this effort.

2:45 – 4:15 – 2nd Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(3) Emergency Management Graduate Students Research Projects (Continued):

Presenter 6: Jane E. Rovins, MPH, CEM

Graduate Student

Payson Center for International Development and Technology Transfer

Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

Topic: Effective Hazard Mitigation:  Are Local Mitigation Strategies Getting the Job Done?

Description: With the advent of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and its emphasis on mitigation planning, it is important to understand if it is effective in reducing disaster damage and life losses.  Ms. Rovins’ research reviews the Local Mitigation Strategies in Florida over 25 Presidentially declared events during a 10-year period to determine the effectiveness of mitigation planning as a tool to reduce disaster damage.

Reporter: Jeanine M. Neipert

Emergency Management Student

Emergency Management Program

Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Emergency Management

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

jeanine.neipert@ndsu.edu

2:45 – 4:15 – 2nd Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(4) Navigating the Disaster

Description: The geography of landscape wrought asunder by disaster or terrorist attack is not unlike that of the surface of the moon. The topography by which one traditionally communicates, coordinates, and navigates is often unrecognizable: no street signs, no house numbers, and few visual landmarks. The U.S. National Grid (USNG) spatial reference system is of the utmost importance for successful and safe execution of the emergency management mission, all-hazards, especially in a multi-jurisdiction setting with or without street signs. A common operating grid (USNG) and use of geo-addressing for all phases of the emergency management lifecycle is a precursor for unified and interoperable command and coordination, plans, communications, and other preparation for resource management and public information. This session will review the USA’s established doctrine for a common operating grid (USNG) and then teach participants the importance of, and how to use, integrated mapping technologies, quality maps, and land navigation techniques to create a unified, spatially-referenced operational framework.

Presenters: Tom Terry

Federal Geographic Data Committee

Homeland Security Working Group

Geospatial Information & Services Officer

Geospatial Intelligence Plans and Policy Branch

Headquarters United States Marine Corps

Washington, DC

Talbot Brooks

Director

Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Technology

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Reporter: April Griffin

Emergency and Disaster Management Program Student

State University of New York

Canton College of Technology

Canton, NY

abutterfly_38@

2:45 – 4:15 – 2nd Round of Thursday, June 7th, Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Continued)

(5) From Lessons Learned to Lessons Taught:  Post-Katrina Implications for University Hazard-Related Curricula

Description: The stage for this interactive roundtable discussion will be set by a brief overview of several recently completed or ongoing studies about lessons learned after Katrina, the use of these lessons by emergency managers, and suggestions as to how university curricula can implement changes to reflect the lessons from Katrina and the needs of the emergency management community.  The majority of the time will be devoted to feedback from the participants.  The roundtable will actively seek discussion, soliciting new viewpoints and recommendations as to how to incorporate the larger body of literature on emergency management lessons learned post-Katrina into a best-practice approach to university hazard-related curricula.  The results of the discussion will be collected and shared with participants.

Presenter: John J. Kiefer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Political Science

Master of Public Administration Program

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

JKiefer@UNO.edu

 Reporter: Tom Hughes

Emergency Management Graduate Student

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

TaHughes@

4:30 – 5:00 – Conference Wrap-Up

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